If you’re reading this, congratulations! You’ve survived your first week at Fairfield University!
You have successfully navigated your first weekend of partying.
First things first- let’s cover Barone etiquette. Barone, also known as the dining hall, Bar-One, or just simply “let’s go get food”, is the primary eating facility on campus. To start, NEVER go to eat immediately after your 5-6:15pm class ends. Barone will be a madhouse, and the odds of getting a seat are slim to none. This brings up my second tip: always find a seat BEFORE you get your food. This prevents having to stand around awkwardly and makes everything less stressful. Everyone hates being awkward. I’ll leave the rest of Barone tips to BlackBerry girl while I handle more prevalent matters.
Moving on to the next topic: your social life- really one of the only important things you will probably remember from college.
For all of you freshmen coming in with significant others in other schools, or back home, you will notice that the minute you walk onto campus, your world expands and you begin to meet a plethora of new people. You suddenly have a huge market, and you will undoubtedly find yourself interested in someone new.
BOOM.
Serious relationships transform into a nuclear Armageddon that leaves everyone upset. Don’t let a long-distance relationship bring you down or prevent you from making friends and having a good time. You don’t want to look back on your four short years at FU and think, “What was I thinking?”
Stay on campus on the weekends! You miss so much if you go home all the time. If you think there is nothing to do but party on campus, think again! FUSA runs many events every weekend catered specifically to students. Yes, everyone needs a break to recharge their batteries every once in a while but, when you’re going home every weekend, you’re missing out on so many on campus experiences.
Get involved on campus! Don’t like the programs offered? Join one of the many committees and suggest fresh new ideas that will be fun for all. Taco or laser tag themed events are the greatest, but that’s just me. It’s a great way to meet people!
Meeting upperclassman opens up a whole new world for you that includes but is not limited to car-access and invitations to parties. When it comes to parties, don’t be That Guy. There will always (regrettably) be those nights where one student doesn’t know their limits and ends up making a fool of themselves or needs to be taken to a hospital. Don’t let it be you.
At the same time, respect your RA’s. They’re people too, and they hate the paperwork that comes with a write up almost as much as you hate being written up.
You respect them. They respect you.
Everybody wins. Mazeltov.
My friend’s father, a bro in the classical sense, once said, “The longest time in college is the first two weeks, the shortest time in college is the four years that follow.” Take his “bro-losophy”to heart and embrace it with everything you do.
-Sent from my iPhone
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